Wright State Headlines
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Bob Mihalek
Wright State researcher lands $50K grant to study social media and business
Excerpt A Wright State University researcher has been awarded a $50,000 standard grant from the National Science Foundation to study how social media can influence business, science and engineering. Amit Sheth, a professor of computer science and engineering for the school, is the principal … Continue reading
Wright State Physicians hire new CEO
Excerpt Wright State Physicians has named Dr. Alan Marco as its new president and CEO. Marco, who has concurrently been named associate dean for faculty and clinical affairs at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, will begin the job Sept. 9. He previously … Continue reading
Social Madness winner Wright State University offers up social media advice
Excerpt With close to 18,000 students and 97,000 living alumni, Wright State University already has a substantial audience to talk to on social media. Katie Halberg, the school’s social media strategist, has engineered its top social media accounts for six years, and … Continue reading
National Geographic’s ‘Python Hunter’ visits Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
Excerpt Shawn Heflick first ventured into a rain forest through his military service. What he saw as a way to support his college education also reinforced his childhood passion as, in the jungles of Central America, he collected boa constrictors, … Continue reading
Pipeline to Power: BE’s Industrial Service Company of the Year
Excerpt Purchasing his father’s janitorial business in 1981 and then selling it two years later, Hightower, who attended Wright State University, also powered his entrepreneurial ambitions by building businesses in construction, industrial materials, and the fuel industry. Although his construction … Continue reading
Instructors sharpen online teaching skills in new certificate program
Wright State’s Instructional Design for Online Learning certificate program helps college faculty, K–12 teachers and corporate trainers develop effective online courses. Continue reading
Video—Wright State professor finds way to slow cancer
Excerpt Inside a locked cabinet at Wright State University are cancer cells slated for testing. The fight against breast cancer is starting to heat up. “People suffering with the disease get to know that we are really working on some … Continue reading
Wright State professor makes breast cancer treatment discovery
Excerpt A Wright State University professor says he has discovered a way to slow tumor growth in patients suffering from breast cancer. Julian Gomez-Cambronero, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, said his team found … Continue reading
Catholic Campus Ministry building at Wright State University
The Campus Ministry Center on the Wright State University campus is featured on ArchDaily, an architectural news site. Visit ArchDaily.com to view a striking photo gallery of the chapel’s architecture and floor plans.
Wright State to host business program
Excerpt Several dozen high school students will get a taste of the business world this month as part of a program hosted by at Wright State University and several Dayton-area businesses. The Raj Soin College of Business will host a Professional Business … Continue reading
